International🌐 Available in EnglishSeptember 13, 2026

Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports

Middle East Eye

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An Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency that the Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but establishes the framework under which such reopening could occur. The arrangement represents a step toward Iran asserting sovereignty over the strategic waterway, with any reopening contingent upon the United States meeting Tehran's conditions.

An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but establishes the basis on which it could reopen, an Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday.

The source said the arrangement would be a step towards Iran exercising sovereignty over the strait and that its reopening depended entirely on the United States meeting Tehran's conditions.

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